Vampire hunter Rose Belmont leads promising return in Belmont’s Curse preview
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Eurogamer has previewed Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, a new entry in Konami's long-running gothic action-platformer series developed alongside Evil Empire. Based on several hours spent with the opening act, the preview is positive, describing the game as a faithful return to the franchise's classic platforming roots while introducing enough new ideas to feel distinct from its predecessors, particularly in its combat depth and visual design.
The game follows Rose Belmont, a new vampire hunter who combines her father Trevor's melee combat skills with magic inherited from her late mother, Sypha Belnades, via a set of tarot cards. The preview covers three visually distinct regions and praises the responsive combat, which expands through weapons such as a greatsword, brawler's gauntlets and a short sword with shield, each offering a different playstyle. Customisable relics and upgradeable tarot spells add further depth, building on and refining upgrade systems from earlier games in the series, with the preview concluding that Belmont's Curse looks set to be a strong revival of the classic formula.
- Eurogamer previews Castlevania: Belmont's Curse from Konami and Evil Empire
- New heroine Rose Belmont blends melee combat and tarot-based magic
- Preview praises combat, visuals and customisable relic/spell systems
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Castlevania is a long-running series of gothic action games centred on the Belmont family, whose members hunt vampires and other monsters. Its best-known games combine precise platforming, exploration and combat, often set in and around the shifting castle of the vampire Count Dracula.
Rose Belmont is a new member of that family. She is presented as the daughter of Trevor Belmont, a warrior associated with whip-based fighting, and Sypha Belnades, a magic user, giving her access to both physical weapons and spells.
Konami owns the Castlevania series, while Evil Empire is the development studio working with it on this instalment. The game’s focus on varied weapons, magical cards and upgrades suggests an attempt to retain the series’ older action-platforming style while giving players more ways to tailor how they fight.
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Originally published by Eurogamer as “Castlevania Belmont’s Curse could just be a gaming classic whipped back into shape”.